Things to see in Yorkshire

Yorkshire is the home to GO Activities and is a beautiful place to try a variety of activities. You can try a variety of sports, from climbing and kayaking on the beautiful lakes, or you can take a walk in the Peaks if you want to see some of the lovely sights from the peak of a hill.

The steel city, once renowned for its steel making factories is now famed for its beautiful parks, cafes and shops- of course, Sheffield. Another urban city is Leeds, or Bradford, where you can shop and peruse museums like Bradford’s Media museum or the Hepworth Art Gallery. Sheffield is close to green areas like Rother Valley, the Peak district which includes small, quaint villages like Bakewell, Hope and Castleton.

If you are in the Peaks why not go caving in caves like White Scar or Ingleborough. A trained guide can take you on a special tour if you have never been before, working on progressively difficult routes from the simplest descents. Another option is to walk over the Peaks, take a bike ride- or even see the skies from a microlight, helicopter or a hot air balloon.

For climbers, Yorkshire has some of the best stones to climb. You can head north to Almscliff in North Yorkshire, or try the ‘dark’ rocks of the Peaks.
You can’t write about Yorkshire without mentioning The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales. The moors has 1,400 accessible walking routes and is also a stone’s throw from the seaside coastal town of Whitby, famous for its links to Dracula.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park has a variety of cliffs, ideal for climbing, as well as coves and caves that you can discover the underneath of. This is definitely an ideal place for walkers though, with the three peaks of Penyghent, Whernside and Ingleborough being the ideal place to put your walking boots through their paces, all followed by a trip to the Northern towns like Skipton and Harrogate.

These are just a few ideas for your next trip to Yorkshire. What are your favourite places in the area?